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To those of you just getting started reading this site- stick with it. It's like drinking from a fire hose, but it's worth it. I started reading TFP 2 years ago before we closed on our current house. When we purchased the house, we made the decision to continue using the pool service that was...

Completed the install last weekend. I cut in a 2" T fitting with a 1/2" threaded bushing for the Stenner. Piece of cake- took about 10 minutes. I put some teflon tape on the check valve threads for good measure. Not sure it's necessary but it's nice to have that security. If you're...

Was hoping to limp through the summer with my water as is, but sadly my numbers before were pretty bad. I replaced approximately 60% of the water in my pool. Now I'm refilled, dumped DE into the filter, and I'm watching the water. New test results, assuming I'm doing the tests right: FC 7.5...

Real time help appreciated- I have a plunger valve going into a DE filter on my 35K gallon pool. The only way I have to pump water to waste is to pull the plunger valve and backwash the filter to waste. Can I backwash to waste for a few hours to drain the pool to accommodate a partial refill...

Certainly the hardware is different and the source of chlorine is different (salt cell vs. bleach), but from a management perspective only. I suppose I'm thinking about primarily from the TFP recommendation on CYA level. If I were to setup a stenner pump to be on whenever the pool pump is on...

Ordered the test kit- here's the results recorded about 10 minutes ago. FC 9 CC 1 TC 10 PH 7.8 CH 500? TA 180 CYA 100+ guess- 120 Pool data- will update my signature shortly. ~35,000 gallon gunite pool w/ attached spa, 2HP pump, DE filter My polaris has been removed from the pool because I...

Hi- long time lurker, first time poster... My wife and I moved to a new house in September in Plano, TX. Sunday afternoon I went out to change a couple valves and to turn on the heater on for the hot tub and water started coming out of the side of the heater. The heater is a Rheem gas heater...